| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |